Will Barton starts second half for Nuggets, finishes with 12 points

Denver Nuggets guard/forward Will Barton scored 12 points with 5 rebounds, 1 assist, and 4 turnovers on 5-of-11 field goals (1-of-4 3-pointers) and 1-of-2 free throws in 26.6 minutes of Sunday's 127-109 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.

What It Means:

Barton started the second half in place of Paul Millsap (left wrist sprain), who has been ruled out for tonight's matchup with the Sacramento Kings. He's averaging 14.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.8 3-pointers, 1.1 steals, and 1.8 turnovers on career-highs of 45.3 percent from the field and 39.7 percent from three this season.

numberFire's models project Barton to score 26.8 FanDuel points at a cost of $5,800 on Monday versus the Kings.